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host: joining us is jon- christopher bua of the sky news. joining us on the phone is the sky news political editor who moderated last night's debate. what is your general reaction to last -- yesterday's debate? guest: the extraordinary thing about their reaction to the date is that it continues to keep this general election absolutely alive, and the debates are clearly transforming the british political race in a way that nobody expected. basically what is happening is that the liberal democrats, headed by nick clegg, are running in second or first place. this really completely open some -- opens up what could be the outcome when the british people vote on may 6. host: are you surprised by how the debates, which is the first time an american-style debate -- both of you, are you surprised about how they have been received over there? guest: well, at sky news campaign for these debates, and we always thought they were an obvious way, frankly, to bring up politics closer to the people. approved in the pudding has been in the eating -- but the p
host: joining us is jon- christopher bua of the sky news. joining us on the phone is the sky news political editor who moderated last night's debate. what is your general reaction to last -- yesterday's debate? guest: the extraordinary thing about their reaction to the date is that it continues to keep this general election absolutely alive, and the debates are clearly transforming the british political race in a way that nobody expected. basically what is happening is that the liberal...
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host: you are on with jon hilsenrath. caller: i have a bit of a different point of view that you do, but you obviously are very talented in explaining complicated monetary terms and the ways people can understand. but earlier, you described deflation as lowering prices and sometimes lowering wages, and you even mentioned that when technology advances and allows prices to decrease, that is a form of deflation. i think that a common interpretation of deflation is a decrease in the money supply. the other things are consequences of deflation. when you talk about the consequences of deflation, you also are forced to expand the scope of the discussion about it, right? now you have to think about the consequences of all the money supply -- of the money supply. as ron paul writes in his book, "end the fed," does the monetary policy we have now caused a boom-bust cycle, does it enable war and empire? this is to be unanimity in the debate about -- there seems to be unanimity in the debate about fiat currency. is there some middle
host: you are on with jon hilsenrath. caller: i have a bit of a different point of view that you do, but you obviously are very talented in explaining complicated monetary terms and the ways people can understand. but earlier, you described deflation as lowering prices and sometimes lowering wages, and you even mentioned that when technology advances and allows prices to decrease, that is a form of deflation. i think that a common interpretation of deflation is a decrease in the money supply....
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and jon cohencohenis with us this morning. -- jon cohen is with us this morning. caller: thank you for having me. so evident in this massachusetts election, this was a powerful force, one that we needed to take note of. evident in massachusetts, there were candidate-specific things going on as well played a factor. host: what do you think that the republican party will take away from this as they look at the political landscape? caller: in one sense they can be lifted by the fact that they are benefit -- benefiting from this widespread dissatisfaction. what health care means is not so simple. 30% of brown voters actually mentioned things about the political process in washington and how it is being handled. dealmaking, things being pushed down our throats, that was frequently mentioned. rather than specific opposition. host: i want you to respond to what the president said in ohio. it seems to be that the newly appointed czar in the house and senate, what is going on there? of caller: in terms of david thoughts? host: and the white house in general. host: -- calle
and jon cohencohenis with us this morning. -- jon cohen is with us this morning. caller: thank you for having me. so evident in this massachusetts election, this was a powerful force, one that we needed to take note of. evident in massachusetts, there were candidate-specific things going on as well played a factor. host: what do you think that the republican party will take away from this as they look at the political landscape? caller: in one sense they can be lifted by the fact that they are...
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host: jon volpe -- john della volpe from the harvard institute of politics, thank you. they're more than 60 congressional hearings, 20,000 -- 27,000 fishing jobs in the louisiana coastal region. up next are the co-chairs of the national oil commission. if you have been following this story, you have been watching coverage on c-span of all the hearings. we will be right back with those two co-chairs. >> voters head to the poll in less than two weeks. debates every night right up to election day. archive debates on line at the c-span video library, and at our politics page, candidates' twitter fees, campaign ads, other helpful resources. follow c-span election coverage right through election day. >> these weekend -- this weekend on "booktv," alison dagnes. dennis desouza is interviewed. and the examination of the feud between president nixon and the investigative journalist jack anderson. look for the entire "booktv" schedule online at booktv.org. >> this week, on "q&a," william makai and charles johnson on the roles that run parliament and congress. >> it is time to get
host: jon volpe -- john della volpe from the harvard institute of politics, thank you. they're more than 60 congressional hearings, 20,000 -- 27,000 fishing jobs in the louisiana coastal region. up next are the co-chairs of the national oil commission. if you have been following this story, you have been watching coverage on c-span of all the hearings. we will be right back with those two co-chairs. >> voters head to the poll in less than two weeks. debates every night right up to...
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the jon stewart rally is front page. the closely watched the senate and governor's race in california. first lady michelle obama will be traveling to nevada tomorrow to campaign for senator harry reid. in boston, the dash to the finish. in massachusetts, there is a narrow lead in the polls. the gop is dreaming big. vice president joe biden will be up in vermont tomorrow after campaigning in delaware monday night. the cincinnati enquirer -- john kasek and ohio governor ted strickland are keeping a fast pace and a tight race. we will talk about this coming up later in the program. also this morning from the sunday cleveland plain dealer, connie schultze will join us and a couple of minutes with a look at the races in the senate. next call is joanne from germantown, maryland, caller: good morning. impag. i have voted both republican and democrat over the years. in fairness, i have to say that i believe that president obama has tried to foster bipartisanship. i feel like the republicans have voted against everything he has t
the jon stewart rally is front page. the closely watched the senate and governor's race in california. first lady michelle obama will be traveling to nevada tomorrow to campaign for senator harry reid. in boston, the dash to the finish. in massachusetts, there is a narrow lead in the polls. the gop is dreaming big. vice president joe biden will be up in vermont tomorrow after campaigning in delaware monday night. the cincinnati enquirer -- john kasek and ohio governor ted strickland are keeping...
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jon stewart has been urging people to donate for the mall's upkeep. ms. cunningham, what happens today as far as the trust is concerned after today's rally? caller: the parks service will have a their work cut out for them. like the 3000 events that have to cover every single day, they are well-equipped. host: as far as their rally is concerned, part of this is a direct benefit to your a -- your organization. caller: in late september, they call the national mall and said we have chosen you to be our charity for the rally. we were thrilled. we thought it was a prank call because it went to a junior staffer. we reached talk to them and they had chosen us because they feel like they need to give back. host: what does the trust to do as far as the mall? caller: it is a public-private partnership and we are a partner of the national parks service. we want to raise funds to restore the national mall. is a national park and it is not seen -- it is a national park and it has not seen a restoration since the bicentennial. it has $400 million in deferred maintenan
jon stewart has been urging people to donate for the mall's upkeep. ms. cunningham, what happens today as far as the trust is concerned after today's rally? caller: the parks service will have a their work cut out for them. like the 3000 events that have to cover every single day, they are well-equipped. host: as far as their rally is concerned, part of this is a direct benefit to your a -- your organization. caller: in late september, they call the national mall and said we have chosen you to...
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host: stephen colbert and jon stewart are planning rallies in october. the role of celebrities is next whether it comes to influencing legislators or influencing the public at large. are democrats line is first in houston, texas. caller: that was the first i have seen that. it is a mockery and tragedy to this country to allow someone up there who is a comedian to act like that. i think it is proof positive of where we are in this stage of the game. it is just mockery and foolishness. there is no respect for the office. i am a democrat, but i really don't understand what my party is doing. it seems like they're committing political suicide. i do not understand anymore what is going on in politics and the world. it seems like to meet that they are keeping the people entertained long enough to do something. in my opinion, i really feel like this whole new world order think is really real. agenda 21 and these type of things. host: do you think there is long-term political fallout from this? caller: honestly and truly, i think it is the tv programmers and wha
host: stephen colbert and jon stewart are planning rallies in october. the role of celebrities is next whether it comes to influencing legislators or influencing the public at large. are democrats line is first in houston, texas. caller: that was the first i have seen that. it is a mockery and tragedy to this country to allow someone up there who is a comedian to act like that. i think it is proof positive of where we are in this stage of the game. it is just mockery and foolishness. there is...
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this is about the jon stewart appearance on "the daily show." he revived his signature is slogan from the campaign -- but it is not going to happen overnight. this is just a little bit from last night's appearance. >> i know a lot of folks feel frustrated about congress, how it operates, the bickering, the weird rules, the filibuster's, all of that stuff but the fact is there are a bunch of folks who, during the course of this year, took really tough votes that they knew were bad politics because they thought they were the right things to do. [applause] there are a whole bunch of democrats -- guys like tom pieriello in va or betsy markey in colorado were basically in republican districts, they won in the big surge we had in 2008. they knew it was going to be a tough battle. that these are generally pretty conservative districts. and yet still went ahead and did what they thought was right. and my hope in this election is that people will vote on the basis of what they think is right and have integrity and are not just thinking about the next ele
this is about the jon stewart appearance on "the daily show." he revived his signature is slogan from the campaign -- but it is not going to happen overnight. this is just a little bit from last night's appearance. >> i know a lot of folks feel frustrated about congress, how it operates, the bickering, the weird rules, the filibuster's, all of that stuff but the fact is there are a bunch of folks who, during the course of this year, took really tough votes that they knew were...
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host: that was jon lender. thank you for your time this morning. if you are just joining us, we're talking about the texas board of education and approving a new curriculum standards and sums discussion of the specifics. -- some discussion of specifics. but what your thoughts on the role of politics in education -- we want your thought on the role of politics in education. on twitter -- california, you are next. caller: good morning. i want to just say that yes, politics, religion, put people's personal bias, race hatred, homophobia, people have to take their opinions and do not look at the true facts. i want our children to be educated with the truth. what hitler did in nazi germany, what we did to the chinese when we had our illegal immigrants here in california building the railroad for us, and now we have the mexicans come in and do the work that most u.s. citizens do not want to do, -- host: we will leave it there. it caller: i am a former democrat, now independent. thank god for the texas school board because the education in our country has
host: that was jon lender. thank you for your time this morning. if you are just joining us, we're talking about the texas board of education and approving a new curriculum standards and sums discussion of the specifics. -- some discussion of specifics. but what your thoughts on the role of politics in education -- we want your thought on the role of politics in education. on twitter -- california, you are next. caller: good morning. i want to just say that yes, politics, religion, put people's...
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he will hear bob schieffer with dianne feinstein and jon kyl. and they are members of the senate judiciary committee. and on cnn"s "state of the union," bob bennett, arlen specter and others. you can listen to all the sunday morning talk shows on c-span radio. and onm in washington the web at cspanradio.org. and fall was on facebook and on twitter -- follow us on facebook and twitter. >> go to the new c-span video library. over 160,000 hours of watchable, searchable video. every program since 1987 available free online. >> defending united states against cyber attacks. monday, the homeland security deputy undersecretary on the department's work with the white house. pane communicators" on c-sap 2. >> tonight, nick clegg and david cameron at their first press conference together. and outgoing words from gordon brown, tonight on c-span. guest: this is a government that believes that you create prosperity by growing the government. >> judd gregg on federal spending and financial regulations bill, today on c- span's "newsmakers". >> "washington jour
he will hear bob schieffer with dianne feinstein and jon kyl. and they are members of the senate judiciary committee. and on cnn"s "state of the union," bob bennett, arlen specter and others. you can listen to all the sunday morning talk shows on c-span radio. and onm in washington the web at cspanradio.org. and fall was on facebook and on twitter -- follow us on facebook and twitter. >> go to the new c-span video library. over 160,000 hours of watchable, searchable video....
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on friday, he will be interviewed by greta jon tester susteren. next saturday, a separate interview will air. he will be on cbs on sunday with jim axelrod. mrs. bush will be joining him for that interview. then he will be joined by jeb bush for an interview. on monday, november 15, and thursday, november 18, he will appear on the "jay leno show." george w. bush, two years later. caller: i think he did a great job of letting the fuse for the bankers to start looting profits back in 2008. if you remember the economic terrorism when he said that and needed to bail them out -- he really passed the baton to barack. all of the quantitative easing and all of this business -- how is it that a sitting president is head of the un security council? that is a direct violation. he cannot be president and head of the u.n. security council. if we want to talk about reason, the shoe fits on both feet. coast >> thank you for the call. the former president -- host: thank you for the call. former president will have some comments about that. caller: i voted for pres
on friday, he will be interviewed by greta jon tester susteren. next saturday, a separate interview will air. he will be on cbs on sunday with jim axelrod. mrs. bush will be joining him for that interview. then he will be joined by jeb bush for an interview. on monday, november 15, and thursday, november 18, he will appear on the "jay leno show." george w. bush, two years later. caller: i think he did a great job of letting the fuse for the bankers to start looting profits back in...
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this week and see the jon s tweart rally. this weekend campaign event, debates, interviews, and opening phone lines for your comments about the campaign. follow c-span's election covers right through election day. >> "washington journal" continues. >> sean miller of "the hill" newspaper, here is your front page this morning. how do you know this? guest: we have been doing polling in 42 senate and house races. we have had the majority of the republicans up in these races so we are looking at some of the races we pulled, and in addition to the ones that are just too far gone where we see democrats with a massive deficits -- host: who is too far gone? guest: who is too far gone? one of the guys we pulled who is not probably coming back, he runs the illinois district across the mississippi river. we found him down against a republican bobby shilling by double digits -- host: why? guest: it is puzzling because he did not have an opponent in 2008. it is district is a safe democratic territory. it is an illinois, the president's hom
this week and see the jon s tweart rally. this weekend campaign event, debates, interviews, and opening phone lines for your comments about the campaign. follow c-span's election covers right through election day. >> "washington journal" continues. >> sean miller of "the hill" newspaper, here is your front page this morning. how do you know this? guest: we have been doing polling in 42 senate and house races. we have had the majority of the republicans up in...
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senator jon kyl of arizona talked about majority leader harry reid and the idea that they might work on christmas eve. >> so we have worked over the christmas holidays, but i don't think it is desirable if one considers the needs of our constituents to occasionally see us back home, the needs of our families, and yes, i did say i thought it was disrespectful of one of the two major christmas holidays of the year. but this is where i will conclude -- i think it is disrespectful of the senate. >> perhaps he has been in washington too long, because in my state, casinos throughout the state of nevada, ranches, they have to work hard on holidays including christmas to support their families. the mines don't shut down in nevada on christmas. people work. host: he also said, "i am a christian, i don't need to be reminded of the holidays from my republican colleagues doctors watching that, the use of religion in politics, -- for my republican colleagues stock was watching that, the use of religion in politics, what you think? guest: religion has no place there. jon kyl can say whatever he wa
senator jon kyl of arizona talked about majority leader harry reid and the idea that they might work on christmas eve. >> so we have worked over the christmas holidays, but i don't think it is desirable if one considers the needs of our constituents to occasionally see us back home, the needs of our families, and yes, i did say i thought it was disrespectful of one of the two major christmas holidays of the year. but this is where i will conclude -- i think it is disrespectful of the...
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let's take the jon corzine example from new jersey. he spent $21 million on the gubernatorial race, largely his own cash. his opponent spent $8 million. jon corzine lost that race decidedly, and heat outspent his opponent 3-1. so this idea that money spent determines who wins is wrong, because there is an intervening action, and that is the voters. do i agree with that speech i heard, which was loud an, or to disagree with that? host: california, howard on the republican line. caller: i am reading from "the wall street journal" at tora, justice kennedy emphasized that law designed to control money in politics often bleed into censorship, and that the various core first amendment principles. i am amazed at the liberal side that seems that they come in at an election that is controlled by exxon mobil, cannot come to the fact that their interests are not being served by the major corporations. the people in their -- you people out there in liberal and, if you are not idiots. you have to think for yourself. guest: first of all, i never sai
let's take the jon corzine example from new jersey. he spent $21 million on the gubernatorial race, largely his own cash. his opponent spent $8 million. jon corzine lost that race decidedly, and heat outspent his opponent 3-1. so this idea that money spent determines who wins is wrong, because there is an intervening action, and that is the voters. do i agree with that speech i heard, which was loud an, or to disagree with that? host: california, howard on the republican line. caller: i am...
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the guests included david axelrod and jon kyl. also there is an interview with the netanyahu. on "face the nation" interview air colder. on the "state of the union" david axelrod and bill richardson. kenneth feinberg, the administration of the bp compensation fund. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c- span radio. that is 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c., area. also on the web at cspanradio.com. i can follow us on facebook and twitter. host: coming up, leslie sanchez, a new spinoff, the dean resurgent republic. we will learn more about that in a few minutes. geopolitics coming up on "newsmakers." there is not a morning hearing because of our live coverage of the nj summer meeting. in our conversation with darrell issa, this came up. >> michael steele, the head of your party -- the head of the national republican national committee. >> is this someone who should remain as the top executive of the rnc? >> michael steele is supposed to reflect a consensus of republican platforms and policy. if he does that, he certainly can rema
the guests included david axelrod and jon kyl. also there is an interview with the netanyahu. on "face the nation" interview air colder. on the "state of the union" david axelrod and bill richardson. kenneth feinberg, the administration of the bp compensation fund. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c- span radio. that is 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c., area. also on the web at cspanradio.com. i can follow us on facebook...
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jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tired of one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy proposals on education, higher education, charter schools, more assistance for of virginia students, putting aside green space conservation areas -- it was a proactive, positive agenda. in full disclosure, she is a friend, and i volunteered on his campaign, but i think he set a high bar for candidates to reach. host: what happened in 2006 then? why did john mccain lose the white house, why did you lose the congress? guest: if you look back, i mentioned the history of virginia in terms of the counter-cyclical aspects. look at the post-war period, since franklin roosevelt. no party has carried the white house for
jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tired of one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy...
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host: jon keller, thank you 4 previewing tonight's debate. live coverage here run c-span. for more information, go to our website, c-span.org/politics. host: as we continue, on your screen is the tenant dan choi -- is lt. dan choi. he announced he was gay, a west point graduate. after a series of proceedings, he was discharged for being in violation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. he is here to talk with you -- to talk to about his opposition to the policy. this is now playing out in federal court. bergesen up to speak -- a temporary reprieve for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the white house won a temporary stay, granting the pentagon to enforce the ban on gay men and women serving in the military. guest: we all know that our system of government allows and mandates that the judicial branch repudiates unconstitutional laws made an executed by the other branches of government. that is american government day one. obama and congress have both said that they want to direct of "don't ask, don't tell," but we have not seen any actions. the court's heard a case sayi
host: jon keller, thank you 4 previewing tonight's debate. live coverage here run c-span. for more information, go to our website, c-span.org/politics. host: as we continue, on your screen is the tenant dan choi -- is lt. dan choi. he announced he was gay, a west point graduate. after a series of proceedings, he was discharged for being in violation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. he is here to talk with you -- to talk to about his opposition to the policy. this is now playing...
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host: that was the congressman on "the jon stewart show." here is marshall on the democratic line from arkansas. are you there? caller: yes. host: go ahead, should republicans support the financial regulation? you know what? i will put you on hold and we will go want to sunnyvale, california with nancy. caller: absolutely, they should stop them and stop this radical ideologue and the white house and what he is trying to put through. to return to the glass-steagall act, it was clinton who got rid of that before he left office. as far as goldman sachs getting on the downside, i was there when these acorn people -- let me make the connection -- i was in the banking when bankers had to hire attorneys because acorn and their affiliates would come into the bank and say, if you do not make these loans, we will sue you. these people have a right to get a loan. right now obama is doing the same to fannie mae and freddie mac. i see the loans every day that come through. the people do not qualify. the modifications are going into bankruptcy and foreclo
host: that was the congressman on "the jon stewart show." here is marshall on the democratic line from arkansas. are you there? caller: yes. host: go ahead, should republicans support the financial regulation? you know what? i will put you on hold and we will go want to sunnyvale, california with nancy. caller: absolutely, they should stop them and stop this radical ideologue and the white house and what he is trying to put through. to return to the glass-steagall act, it was clinton...
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when i was on jon stewart's show in april, he asked me the difference between an investment bank and a ponzi scheme. a funny line, but the difference is that madoff was operating against the law, clearly. on wall street, because they have written the rules and regulations that they live by, it has been very hard for prosecutors to figure out what laws they broke, even though we know in our gut that the behavior was reprehensible. and it feels criminal to us. because wall street was able to, for relatively little money, helped write the rules and regulations that they live by, it was hard to find a road map for prosecutors to go by. one of the things that is so interesting about this lehman brothers examiner's report. a 220 page road map for prosecutors, we will have to see if something comes of it. host: a couple more phone calls. we need quick questions and quick answers to get them in. anthony, atlanta. go ahead. caller: all this money that i allegedly lost, you play the game and there are risks. supposedly you understand. but there are coaches on the other end the play with higher
when i was on jon stewart's show in april, he asked me the difference between an investment bank and a ponzi scheme. a funny line, but the difference is that madoff was operating against the law, clearly. on wall street, because they have written the rules and regulations that they live by, it has been very hard for prosecutors to figure out what laws they broke, even though we know in our gut that the behavior was reprehensible. and it feels criminal to us. because wall street was able to, for...
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jon huntsman was called to a meeting with the chinese foreign minister to launch a solemn -- china said it interfered with internal politics and hurts the feelings of the chinese people. more on next week's congressional hearing of the safety of toga vehicles. the company's president says he is hoping for understanding when he testifies and is promising to speak with all sincerity, adding that he will cooperate with regulators andñr work to restore consumer fe hurt by millions of recalls -- faith hurt by millions of recalls worldwide. >> coming up, the national endowment hosts the dalai lama. that will be this morning starting at 1030 eastern. -- 10:30 eastern. president obama told a meeting in las vegas today. and our coverage of the conservative political action conference newt gingrich. that will be tomorrow at 2:00 eastern. more from sea-tac -cpac tomorrow -- cpac tomorrow evening with fox news host glenn beck. >> this weekend, michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity. arne duncan on health care policy. host: ton zinser is the inspector general with the commerce department, h
jon huntsman was called to a meeting with the chinese foreign minister to launch a solemn -- china said it interfered with internal politics and hurts the feelings of the chinese people. more on next week's congressional hearing of the safety of toga vehicles. the company's president says he is hoping for understanding when he testifies and is promising to speak with all sincerity, adding that he will cooperate with regulators andñr work to restore consumer fe hurt by millions of recalls --...
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caller: i think is jon casey. host: his running for governor. spartanburg, south carolina, what do you think? caller: the horse is already out of the gate. this is just another phony baloney attempt by republicans to try to garnish some votes over people's anxiety. i've -- i agree with the lady that called earlier, democrats should probably jump on to this and will of all of the defense contracts. -- and poll of all of the defense contracts. host: this is from the "washington times" poll in kentucky. rand paul, the son of ron paul, is leading. the primary is on tuesday. he is currently averaging about 44.5% to the next person who is trade grayson -- trey grayson, at 25.5%, was endorsed by mitch mcconnell. kid seavey writes from hola, mass., "just ictu years ago not a single democrat step forward -- just two years ago not a single democrat step forward. now 11 people are lining up to challenge her, seven of them republicans and four independents. grindle, new york, joan, a democrat, the you cut program, a good idea or a gimmick? caller: i do not
caller: i think is jon casey. host: his running for governor. spartanburg, south carolina, what do you think? caller: the horse is already out of the gate. this is just another phony baloney attempt by republicans to try to garnish some votes over people's anxiety. i've -- i agree with the lady that called earlier, democrats should probably jump on to this and will of all of the defense contracts. -- and poll of all of the defense contracts. host: this is from the "washington times"...
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host: jon castle lake and business roundtable. thanks for joining us. in a moment, we will look at medicare and will speak with dr. cecil wilson, the incoming president of the american medical association. but first, a look at news from c-span radio. >> the commerce department report that personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in january, but americans' incomes barely budged. the income gain was the weakest showing in four months, raising concerns about whether consumers can spend enough to support an economic rebound. united nations humanitarian spokeswoman says it will rush aid deliveries to chile, two days after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck about 2 1/3 miles from the capital of santiago, -- 200 miles from the capital of santiago, killing to wonder people. -- killing several hundred people. toyota president in a news conference earlier apologize to the company's customers in china. he says the country is an important market for the car company. it was mr. toyoda's second for an appearance following last week's appearance in w
host: jon castle lake and business roundtable. thanks for joining us. in a moment, we will look at medicare and will speak with dr. cecil wilson, the incoming president of the american medical association. but first, a look at news from c-span radio. >> the commerce department report that personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in january, but americans' incomes barely budged. the income gain was the weakest showing in four months, raising concerns about whether...
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host: louise, republican line for jon newman. caller: i would like to say -- first of all, i want to go back to the 9/11 attack and that is why we are there. 9/11 happen because of our support for israel and conveyed on page 147 of the 9/11 commission report, it shows what motivated the 9/11 hijackers. there is a video about it, too. host: forward this to your question on afghanistan for john newman, go ahead. next up is forestville, md., democrats line. caller: i'm a democrat and i believe that this war is similar to vietnam. i agree with mr. newman to a point. i think that they should really take these soldiers out because they're only killing our soldiers pointlessly. and there is a -- just make sure they cannot come to the united states, simple as that. guest: 2 the previous caller, the significant events -- the significance of 9/11 is actually important, in a sense. unlike vietnam, we are fighting a war against someone who attacked us. that is the difference between vietnam and what is going on. it is true that the al qaeda
host: louise, republican line for jon newman. caller: i would like to say -- first of all, i want to go back to the 9/11 attack and that is why we are there. 9/11 happen because of our support for israel and conveyed on page 147 of the 9/11 commission report, it shows what motivated the 9/11 hijackers. there is a video about it, too. host: forward this to your question on afghanistan for john newman, go ahead. next up is forestville, md., democrats line. caller: i'm a democrat and i believe...
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and finally, there is jon kyl, one of the key opposition figures to the president, but even he has not come out against the treaty. he has questions and concerns. you could see him voting for it if those are dressed. you could see a 90-10 budget in favor of reducing nuclear arms. host: go ahead, caller. caller: a so yesterday on fox news which was supposed to be a debate. of course, everyone knows what goes on there. [unintelligible] when you got on she interrupted you three times. you can bet you never show on fox again. they had -- come on after you -- they have rudy guiliani to come on after you to disqualify what you said. they already have arrest beaten poll out -- no one quotes him except for fox. if he had a real poll, john mccain would be president. the day before the election, john mccain according to that type of poll was leading in several states. john mccain was only four points behind in ohio, ahead in the pennsylvania -- host: thank you. you are taking us in the direction of some politics. let's move on to the next telephone call from galveston, texas, on the democrats wo
and finally, there is jon kyl, one of the key opposition figures to the president, but even he has not come out against the treaty. he has questions and concerns. you could see him voting for it if those are dressed. you could see a 90-10 budget in favor of reducing nuclear arms. host: go ahead, caller. caller: a so yesterday on fox news which was supposed to be a debate. of course, everyone knows what goes on there. [unintelligible] when you got on she interrupted you three times. you can bet...
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and jon kyl, the republican whip. the republicans, they already signed a letter, all 41, that they would also bar budget point of order -- and any budget point of order would take 60 votes to over,. democrats only have 59 votes as long as republicans remained unified. host: and democrats that they peel off or is it written stone? guest: i don't think anything is written in stone. but i can't say that senator michael bennett, appointed to replace ken salazar, interior secretary, is standing for election for the first time in colorado. he is a big proponent of the public insurance option. and at least last week when i talked to him was not ruling out the possibility of proposing an amendment to include -- to add a public insurance option to the reconciliation package. he wanted to see the final outcome in the house to see if the james does mind -- decided since i talked to him not to do so but it is something he was public about wanting to do. host: david drucker, staff writer ed "roll-call -- staff writer at rollcall.c
and jon kyl, the republican whip. the republicans, they already signed a letter, all 41, that they would also bar budget point of order -- and any budget point of order would take 60 votes to over,. democrats only have 59 votes as long as republicans remained unified. host: and democrats that they peel off or is it written stone? guest: i don't think anything is written in stone. but i can't say that senator michael bennett, appointed to replace ken salazar, interior secretary, is standing for...
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willing to spend up to $50 million on this race, a staggering figure that would put her only second to jon corzine, who spent $60 million in 2000 in new jersey. blumenthal so far has spent $1.7 million on television ads. he is certainly no slouch, comes from a wealthy background himself. his father-in-law is the owner of the empire state building. mcmahon is largely self funding her campaign and it is hard for him to compete in the money category. >> will these two square off in a debate? >> yes, october 4. a fox affiliate in hartford, both of which are tribune properties, are holding a debate with the two. there are already some complaints that mcmahon supporters have bought up many of the tickets for that. baier will bet moderating the debate, so you have democrats crying that it is not a level playing field. >> thank you for your time. for more information about campaign 2010, go to our website, c-span.org. host: joining us now is senator bernie sanders, an independent from vermont, who regularly caucuses with the democrats. are you fearful that harry reid will no longer be the democrat
willing to spend up to $50 million on this race, a staggering figure that would put her only second to jon corzine, who spent $60 million in 2000 in new jersey. blumenthal so far has spent $1.7 million on television ads. he is certainly no slouch, comes from a wealthy background himself. his father-in-law is the owner of the empire state building. mcmahon is largely self funding her campaign and it is hard for him to compete in the money category. >> will these two square off in a debate?...
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"financial times" follows up on a governor jon corzine. he is returning to wall street, according to "the times." "the former chief of goldman sachs is returning to wall street to head and a global -- head mf global. he wanted to come back to the industry since losing his reelection bid in new jersey in november." caller: how are you doing, man? i am enjoying the program. i was very happy about the health care bill that passed. i think the president and nancy pelosi -- i think they are heroes. i will be honest with you. i think they've done a great job. we have this attorney-general from michigan that is suing along with other states, but he does not represent michigan. he is representing himself. we are happy about the health care bill. everybody's predicting, like the last senator, whoever that was the was on the program -- host: senator burr. caller: they are predicting this is going to happen. how do they know? the republicans don't know what will happen in 10 years. the democrats don't know. none of us know. host: good morning. caller
"financial times" follows up on a governor jon corzine. he is returning to wall street, according to "the times." "the former chief of goldman sachs is returning to wall street to head and a global -- head mf global. he wanted to come back to the industry since losing his reelection bid in new jersey in november." caller: how are you doing, man? i am enjoying the program. i was very happy about the health care bill that passed. i think the president and nancy...
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it was the governor jon corzine's last full day in office. gov.-elect chris christie will be sworn in today. google says that it is postponing the launch of its mobile phone in china amid a dispute with the government over internet censorship. the formal launch was scheduled for tomorrow. the announcement comes as the chinese government says that google must obey chinese laws and traditions. it was the first direct response to google's threat to pull out of the country over censorship and e-mail hacking. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> live this february on "in depth," british historian and a former adviser to the war to thatcher, paul johnson. his latest book is on winston churchill. your phone calls for paul johnson, sunday, february 7, at noon eastern on "in depth" on c- span2. >> did you know that one of the top street news apps for your iphone or itouch is c-span? there is a cap with links to all of our podcast, including a "q&a" and "after words." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by the authors of "ga
it was the governor jon corzine's last full day in office. gov.-elect chris christie will be sworn in today. google says that it is postponing the launch of its mobile phone in china amid a dispute with the government over internet censorship. the formal launch was scheduled for tomorrow. the announcement comes as the chinese government says that google must obey chinese laws and traditions. it was the first direct response to google's threat to pull out of the country over censorship and...
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senator jon kyl -- that is an important one. another one to watch is senator mccain and joe lieberman. senator lieberman was lying down in negotiation initiative. he was pretty bold in saying that he did not then and there were 67 boats, but he is not -- votes, but he is not the vote- counter. host: kansas city, missouri. robert. caller: yes, sir. i hear a lot of talk about north korea but nobody says anything about south korea. i want to know if your guest has any information on what they have in those top-secret mountains in south korea? guest: good question. south korea was discovered to have been running a clandestine nuclear program for many years. there was international condemnation, and as far as we now, that program is no longer going on. they have tested as many as two weapons. so we know that they are a defective nuclear country. there are an example of a country that is no longer pursuing nuclear weapons. that could be seen as excess -- as a success. other countries participating in that program would be libya. host:
senator jon kyl -- that is an important one. another one to watch is senator mccain and joe lieberman. senator lieberman was lying down in negotiation initiative. he was pretty bold in saying that he did not then and there were 67 boats, but he is not -- votes, but he is not the vote- counter. host: kansas city, missouri. robert. caller: yes, sir. i hear a lot of talk about north korea but nobody says anything about south korea. i want to know if your guest has any information on what they have...
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ndc's "meet the press cos" dick durbin and jon kyl. union" closeof the john mccain and byron dorgan and representative dave obey. george w. bush and his brother jeb bush will also be interviewed as part of the rollout of the book "decision points. ." -- of the book "decision points." fareed zakaria gps interviews admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. on "this week," bill and melinda gates, ted turner, stock -- tom stare, and warren buffett. on cbs "face the nation," ron stern now, arianna huffington and edmund morris, and bob woodward. c-span posnerakers has norm coleman -- c-span's "newsmakers" has normm coleman. what do you think about the lame-duck session happening? caller >> it is nothing new. democrats have been in charge -- caller: it is nothing new. democrats have been in charge and they have done nothing. they have closed the doors to the republicans. they have not been a partisan at all. every campaign promise that they have made, they have not kept. for the bigger -- for the democrats to jump off the cl
ndc's "meet the press cos" dick durbin and jon kyl. union" closeof the john mccain and byron dorgan and representative dave obey. george w. bush and his brother jeb bush will also be interviewed as part of the rollout of the book "decision points. ." -- of the book "decision points." fareed zakaria gps interviews admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. on "this week," bill and melinda gates, ted turner, stock -- tom stare, and...
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let me defend john corn and -- jon cornyn. he is my senator, too. i do not know if he ever missed a vote that was close or significant, but i will take your word and looked it up. as far as lobbyists, that is in the constitution, the right to redress and petition your government. that is what lobbyists are. they are paid to represent the views of people in congress. host: under president obama, is there less or more of that? guest: may be about the same. it is not his fault. the government is bigger, more intrusive, has a lot of change going on. people have issues they want to be heard. host: back to bonuses, there was an opinion piece in the "wall street journal" talking about the structure of bonuses in pay. he writes -- guest: well, that is a lot to chew on. i do not know about the community part of that. what i know is companies, on to open doors, as well and big corporations, exist to provide goods and services to their communities. in order to do that, they generate a profit, or else they cannot provide those services. managers are measured by
let me defend john corn and -- jon cornyn. he is my senator, too. i do not know if he ever missed a vote that was close or significant, but i will take your word and looked it up. as far as lobbyists, that is in the constitution, the right to redress and petition your government. that is what lobbyists are. they are paid to represent the views of people in congress. host: under president obama, is there less or more of that? guest: may be about the same. it is not his fault. the government is...
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host: connecticut, jon, good morning. caller: i would like to say that c-span is a christmas gift to the nation. this is a great show. i watch it every morning. one thing the media is missing, i don't hear a lot of talk about technological employment, in the form of, let's say, self-serve checkout counters. i understand that are giving businesses credits to get the economy kick started. but if, say, ups were to equip or of their talrucks with gps all the stores having self-serve checkout counters, and makes it drops the people building these things, but the ultimate goal -- it makes the job is for the people building these things, but the ultimate goal seems to be eliminating the human factor. all the capital on the sidelines is invested in equipment to get rid of the human capital in the equation. self-serve check out -- that used to be an entry-level job for a person getting out of high school. i don't know where they acquire skills to participate in the workforce in the future. just your comment on that. i did not real
host: connecticut, jon, good morning. caller: i would like to say that c-span is a christmas gift to the nation. this is a great show. i watch it every morning. one thing the media is missing, i don't hear a lot of talk about technological employment, in the form of, let's say, self-serve checkout counters. i understand that are giving businesses credits to get the economy kick started. but if, say, ups were to equip or of their talrucks with gps all the stores having self-serve checkout...
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host: jon wiener is featured herein "the national journal," a lengthy piece. what kind of speaker would he make? guest: that is a good question. i think you will see some differences, but i really do not know. i think he will be a fresh approach on a lot of issues, and one is, spending. i think he has gotten the message that republicans have to do what they say they are going to do and not just talk about it. republicans cannot be a pork- barrel type party. they have to reduce spending. host: this is a short little piece in "the wall street journal." what is your reaction to that? guest: not surprised that he wants to run again. i do not know if he will win. enough forgged in the people who vote for this post. when he ran the first time it was a hotly contested race. my guess is that it will be again. host: let me ask you about sarah palin. a viable candidate? guest: she was in the primary. we will have to see how she will do when she does run. host: back to the calls, jeff, good morning. caller: this is a an organization that i consider a scam organization th
host: jon wiener is featured herein "the national journal," a lengthy piece. what kind of speaker would he make? guest: that is a good question. i think you will see some differences, but i really do not know. i think he will be a fresh approach on a lot of issues, and one is, spending. i think he has gotten the message that republicans have to do what they say they are going to do and not just talk about it. republicans cannot be a pork- barrel type party. they have to reduce...
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governor chris christy of new jersey who has really taken on a terrible situation that he inherited from jon corzine this year and starting to take on the -- host: what is your view on the tax? guest: i think a value-added tax can be thought of as a national sales tax. when i was on the show before i said maybe we should have it to replace the income tax. and now that people can see me, -- it's not a value-added income tax. they are talking about a 10%-15%, national sales tax on top of the tax. i think if we went in that direction, no on top of that, it would make everything you buy from a cash register, 107-15% more expensive. host: next call for steven moore comes from baltimore. caller: thank you. i have great respect for both of you. but i have to disagree respectfully. i would offer the tax cuts bush put on were haehnel titlements in and of themselves. northed to bring back the economy we have to create that's another idea that's been around 40 years for conservatives to try to get through. i would submit to you conservative democrats right and left agree and get off the rhetoric bandwa
governor chris christy of new jersey who has really taken on a terrible situation that he inherited from jon corzine this year and starting to take on the -- host: what is your view on the tax? guest: i think a value-added tax can be thought of as a national sales tax. when i was on the show before i said maybe we should have it to replace the income tax. and now that people can see me, -- it's not a value-added income tax. they are talking about a 10%-15%, national sales tax on top of the tax....
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when "newsweek" introduced its new design last may, it also turned to obama and editor jon meacham interviewed obama for that issue. caller: thank you for taking my call. i've been listening to your show for about an hour or so, and i've been hearing a lot of people saying that they want to bring all the haitians here. it is one of the poorest countries and the western hemisphere. we are changing our health care to cover all americans. i assume that would cover all of the haitians if there were to come over here. wouldn't that be quite a drain on our economy that is already strained as it is? host: this is the headline in "the washington post" this morning, the latest on health care negotiations. white house and the labor reach a deal on health care overhaul. "president obama expressed fear about the health care legislation and the race that is happening in massachusetts in an e-mail to massachusetts democrats on tuesday, warning that the fate of health care rest in their hands. 'it is clear that the outcome of these and other sites will probably rests on one of vote in the united states senat
when "newsweek" introduced its new design last may, it also turned to obama and editor jon meacham interviewed obama for that issue. caller: thank you for taking my call. i've been listening to your show for about an hour or so, and i've been hearing a lot of people saying that they want to bring all the haitians here. it is one of the poorest countries and the western hemisphere. we are changing our health care to cover all americans. i assume that would cover all of the haitians if...
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comments here from jon kyle on one of the sunday show, elena kagan compared the bill to the action of dictators. "buying in 2005 when lindsay gramm and i were drafting a lot to -- "-- >> in 2005 we ultimately drafted a law that defined the term enemy, attends -- enemy combatants. she wrote a letter, along with other law professors to the senate, describing the bill at the time in most unflattering terms, contending that we had to provide article 3 civilian court appeals from decisions of the military commissions, making the entire point of military commissions irrelevant. she compared the bill to the fundamental wallace actions of dictators. that is not very judicious. i dunno if she would recuse herself from those kinds of cases but that is something i will have to ask for about. can she lay those political views aside? host: let's look at a couple more headlines this morning. from "the washington post," "pp resumes efforts -- bp resumes efforts to divert oil." "rocket fire from protesters in bangkok." a photograph here from the barricades in "the new york times." "the wall street jo
comments here from jon kyle on one of the sunday show, elena kagan compared the bill to the action of dictators. "buying in 2005 when lindsay gramm and i were drafting a lot to -- "-- >> in 2005 we ultimately drafted a law that defined the term enemy, attends -- enemy combatants. she wrote a letter, along with other law professors to the senate, describing the bill at the time in most unflattering terms, contending that we had to provide article 3 civilian court appeals from...
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jon ehrlichman, a friend i knew, no longer with us to defend himself, but many of my friends know the whole story. i've learned politics the hard way. i've worked hard. i haven't made much money in my life, but i'm damn proud of my background, my father, who was wounded in world war i, my brother who served on battle ships at the end of the second world war, went on to be an aviator, served for many years, but retired along with many of his fellow classmates at the naval academy, class of 1945. when they retired en masse, their commissions took their leave, their farther you're from the navy. my brother went on to help start a division at the university of california for air naught sexicks aerospace engineering, so i know what i'm speaking of. sestak is a hero in my mind. i'd love to talk to him. i'd even give him my phone number right now because i'm available. host: well, let's two. thanks for all your calls. democrats line in chicago. hi, doris. caller: good morning. we can see how rupert murdoch directs the media. but the name of the person that ronald reagan and ed rollins wanted
jon ehrlichman, a friend i knew, no longer with us to defend himself, but many of my friends know the whole story. i've learned politics the hard way. i've worked hard. i haven't made much money in my life, but i'm damn proud of my background, my father, who was wounded in world war i, my brother who served on battle ships at the end of the second world war, went on to be an aviator, served for many years, but retired along with many of his fellow classmates at the naval academy, class of 1945....
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from the republican side of the aisle, minority leader mitch mcconnell attending, along with jon kyl, senate republican whip, lamar alexander, a republican conference chair, chuck grassley, ranking member of the senate finance committee, mike enzi, remember on the senate health committee, and two other house committee members, john mccain and tom coburn and senator john barraso. live coverage on c-span3, c- span.org and seized a radio. -- c-span radio. >> live today, daylong coverage of the white house health care summit. starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern president obama will meet with congressional leaders and other key members of the health-care debate. live from blair house. we will also include your reaction, today on c-span3, c- span c-span.org radio,. . "washington journal" continues. host: we welcome congressman michael burgess, he represents texas 26 congressional districts and before serving in congress he was an obese/thank you and for 25 years. will today's summit -- he was an ob/gyn for 25 years. will make a difference? guest: what if we had done this a year ago? would the pr
from the republican side of the aisle, minority leader mitch mcconnell attending, along with jon kyl, senate republican whip, lamar alexander, a republican conference chair, chuck grassley, ranking member of the senate finance committee, mike enzi, remember on the senate health committee, and two other house committee members, john mccain and tom coburn and senator john barraso. live coverage on c-span3, c- span.org and seized a radio. -- c-span radio. >> live today, daylong coverage of...
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american samoa "the new york times" says, after glenn beck but before jon stewart. our next caller is from hawaii. steve, democrats line. a good early morning to you. caller: help. -- hello. if you were talking about corruption and people talking about invading, and the united states invading foreign countries. so, they have been invading hawaii and occupied malaya for more than 100 years. the hawaiians here are still fighting them. and i think there is plenty of corruption in the government's in iraq and iran or afghanistan. and in hawaii. if we were and to deal with what the military altogether, we would be better off. host: talking about the military's role and how conservatives are viewing funding the military. you might enjoy that conversation. that will be later on in "washington journal." democrats line in detroit. thank you for being with us. caller: i am calling from detroit. thank you so much for taking my call. my question has to do with, who determines what win means. they say when we win. if we don't stay there until the end, we lose. what is win? if we
american samoa "the new york times" says, after glenn beck but before jon stewart. our next caller is from hawaii. steve, democrats line. a good early morning to you. caller: help. -- hello. if you were talking about corruption and people talking about invading, and the united states invading foreign countries. so, they have been invading hawaii and occupied malaya for more than 100 years. the hawaiians here are still fighting them. and i think there is plenty of corruption in the...
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host: six months before last year's election in new jersey, the same was said about chris kristie and jon corzine. people in new jersey, joseph people in illinois, -- just like people in illinois, are not confused about whether governor has been doing. if you have 40% and the toll -- in the polls, your toes. -- you are toast. if a governor is below 47% or 46% in their reelecting number, they are seriously vulnerable. our candidate is 10 to 12 points ahead of his incumbent governor and are kennard has one-third of the name by dedication. guest: part of that is that one candidate has to make tough decisions, and there is a really difference -- a real difference here. democrats have been making the tough decisions and they are turning their states around. host: each state has different problems, yes? what is the purpose of an rga? guest: really, we are a source of campaign finance reform. probably as early as 2000, 2001, the rga and i think the dga were just campaign offices. then they were spun out in their own national committees. our job is to make sure there are more republican governors
host: six months before last year's election in new jersey, the same was said about chris kristie and jon corzine. people in new jersey, joseph people in illinois, -- just like people in illinois, are not confused about whether governor has been doing. if you have 40% and the toll -- in the polls, your toes. -- you are toast. if a governor is below 47% or 46% in their reelecting number, they are seriously vulnerable. our candidate is 10 to 12 points ahead of his incumbent governor and are...
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but "the daily show" -- look at the colbert and jon stewart rallies that have been announced for d.c. thousands of people travelling to d.c. to be a part of this process, because it feels like is for them and it gave them a place for them to participate. host: peter on-line for those over 50 in kansas, good morning. caller: first of all, i salute you for what you are doing, and greta, i think you are doing our remarkable job. i would just like to say that for all progresses and democrats -- all progressives and democrats, it is absolutely essential that we get out and vote to allow the country to continue to move forward. we have to stop this country from going back. please keep up the good work. thank you very much. host: we will go to a benjamin in massachusetts, 21 years old. caller: hi. nice to be on air, and thanks so much for everything, both of you. i'm calling because i heard you guys talking about the cynicism of young people, and i think i definitely feel a lot of that. but it also heard you saying that we don't really have a context for the cynicism, like we cannot look bac
but "the daily show" -- look at the colbert and jon stewart rallies that have been announced for d.c. thousands of people travelling to d.c. to be a part of this process, because it feels like is for them and it gave them a place for them to participate. host: peter on-line for those over 50 in kansas, good morning. caller: first of all, i salute you for what you are doing, and greta, i think you are doing our remarkable job. i would just like to say that for all progresses and...
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like jon stewart said, i am just one of those people with too much to do. but i will take a look at the issues and i am about rebuilding america. host: let's go on to michael, california. you are on the air. caller: how are you? host: doing well. how will you vote? caller: i am going to split the ticket out here. i am going to go with jerry brown on governor and carly fiorina for senator. host: why is that? caller: well, we need a change. here is my situation. i am a disabled senior citizen. i received only ssi. i have $825 coming in each month. the rent is $725. do the math. at one time payment in 2009, everyone took that money and put it right back in the economy. this year most of the republicans voted down. but not one senator stood up and fought. barbara boxer did not fight like she did. they've reversed it, voted again, and they got it. i wrote her a letter. since we are not important enough, adios. host: wide you'd like jerry brown over meg whitman? caller: i think that might whitman would be another schwarzenegger. schwarzenegger cut ssi three times
like jon stewart said, i am just one of those people with too much to do. but i will take a look at the issues and i am about rebuilding america. host: let's go on to michael, california. you are on the air. caller: how are you? host: doing well. how will you vote? caller: i am going to split the ticket out here. i am going to go with jerry brown on governor and carly fiorina for senator. host: why is that? caller: well, we need a change. here is my situation. i am a disabled senior citizen. i...
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the guests on "fox news sunday" include jon kyle, paul ryan, and robert menendez. on "face the nation" you will hear bob schieffer with steny hoyer. kent conrad, tomÑi coburn, and marsha blackburn. on "state of the union" they will speak with mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c- span radio, here in washington, d.c., on the web ads c- spanradio.org. follow ups on facebook and twitter. -- follow us on facebook and twittered. >> i have always followed a policy in the capital of the u.s.. >> a different side of the nation's capital, from documentary filmmaker kike arnal. >> this weekend, a discussion on george orwell with george packer and christopher hichens, "afterwards," part of the book tv weekend. >> patrick leahy kicks off the technology policy exposition on "the communicators" at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our sunday round table this sunday, april ryan and thomas defrank. let me begin with this story that was under the radar at first,
the guests on "fox news sunday" include jon kyle, paul ryan, and robert menendez. on "face the nation" you will hear bob schieffer with steny hoyer. kent conrad, tomÑi coburn, and marsha blackburn. on "state of the union" they will speak with mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c- span radio, here in washington, d.c., on the web ads c- spanradio.org. follow ups on facebook and...
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jon casey, former congressman, beat ted strickland. kasichvernors -- john t. sic beat ted strickland. new governors are sam brownback, rick snyder, mary fallin. do any of those names jump out at you as national figures come 2012, 2016? guest: i think that none really jump out immediately. i think the 2012 group of candidates are kind of set. you never know how any of these folks will distinguish themselves. chris christie in new jersey has been in office for a year and has jumped out in a way that people are talking about him for president. off the top of my head, i do not see any of that now. a lot of them have been around. they have been in politics. sam brownback was in the senate and tried to run for president a couple of years ago. it did not work out too well for him, so we will have to see. host: "washington times" this morning -- "2012 republican dark horses at the starting gate." jindall ofed a louisiana. jim demint, just reelected. alvin green has about 30% of the vote. the candidate who mysteriously appeared. chris christie, governor of new jersey.
jon casey, former congressman, beat ted strickland. kasichvernors -- john t. sic beat ted strickland. new governors are sam brownback, rick snyder, mary fallin. do any of those names jump out at you as national figures come 2012, 2016? guest: i think that none really jump out immediately. i think the 2012 group of candidates are kind of set. you never know how any of these folks will distinguish themselves. chris christie in new jersey has been in office for a year and has jumped out in a way...
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times, up was the term "teab agger," and it pointed to the jon stewart comment, that america works every day except for the politicians. since "crossfire" struck me as very civil, lively fun, it has generated quite a bit since the argument ad hominem, character assassination. it struck me that it happened with the transition from where it was liberal versus conservative, to democratic operatives begal and carville, to conservatives. i could look at my watch and predict within 60 seconds it one of them, -- either one of them, were they on the show, would have -- it is immediately character assassination of democrats versus republicans versus liberals and conservatives. host: civility of debate on television? caller: on cable. guest: well, cnn sort of killed crossfire. john stewart was very influential in this because he went on "crossfire" and sort of sandbag them by getting very serious and saying that "crossfire" was wrecking america because it was not a civil debate. i think in retrospect, maybe "crossfire" looks better. i thought crossfire was a vigorous debate that rarely got uncivil
times, up was the term "teab agger," and it pointed to the jon stewart comment, that america works every day except for the politicians. since "crossfire" struck me as very civil, lively fun, it has generated quite a bit since the argument ad hominem, character assassination. it struck me that it happened with the transition from where it was liberal versus conservative, to democratic operatives begal and carville, to conservatives. i could look at my watch and predict...
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jon voight the actor from hollywood will be in town. this is a broad collaborative effort of all the groups that have been involved in citing this democratic version of reform. i expect a large crowd and i hope it will send a strong message to folks who still are not decided if they do decide to go go with the democratic leadership on this, they'll ignore being voters and constituents who disagree with them. we both a launched a website where people are voth against them who vote for this bill tomorrow. host: the website a.phq.org. there is the front page. chicago, illinois. good morning. rick on our republican line. caller: good morning. i have a question. i have heard different things on the radio. i have read different things in the newspapers. is there going to be a percentage of a tax on medical products? i heard that in puerto rico -- would be the only location that would have this tax. then i heard the entire country would have a percentage of tax on pharmaceuticals, any type of medical product? guest: there is a medical device t
jon voight the actor from hollywood will be in town. this is a broad collaborative effort of all the groups that have been involved in citing this democratic version of reform. i expect a large crowd and i hope it will send a strong message to folks who still are not decided if they do decide to go go with the democratic leadership on this, they'll ignore being voters and constituents who disagree with them. we both a launched a website where people are voth against them who vote for this bill...
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there is a small fee for private organization that is we consider a donation to post their open jons just like they would on monster or linked in. a monthly fee. if they're going to post more than five jobs on our website then we charge a small fee. per month. but for the veterans, everything is absolutely fry. for the bases, the wounded warrior rehabilitation centers that we visit to run our seminars is absolutely free. we do all of this on our own dime and our own dime is all donated dollars from great americans who donate to our organization so that we can continue to help veterans find jobs. host: wendy on our democrat's line. caller: good morning, gentleman. i'm a veteran and i want to say thank you for what you're doing. i think you're up a against a huge opposition. so i have a comment and a question. when i was exiting out of the navy, the transition program was limited. and it didn't help me. however, before i transitioned out i volunteered for a gentleman who was in the navy as well working to create his own newspaper. and become a publisher. that was an experience that i t
there is a small fee for private organization that is we consider a donation to post their open jons just like they would on monster or linked in. a monthly fee. if they're going to post more than five jobs on our website then we charge a small fee. per month. but for the veterans, everything is absolutely fry. for the bases, the wounded warrior rehabilitation centers that we visit to run our seminars is absolutely free. we do all of this on our own dime and our own dime is all donated dollars...
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newt gingrich was on jon stewart the other day, and he asked him about the people who are being taken to court, the terrorists, and his explanation was that richard reid was an american, a bald faced lie. those guys can get away with it. they can get away with saying anything they wanted we have been witnessing it for the last eight years. actually, that is not the big point i wanted to make the big point i wanted to make, and you are probably aware of this -- in the last eight years, the congress and senate have been fighting over $40 billion for old people at $4 billion a year. it was $4 billion for 10 years. remember that one? it was too much money, this and that. my mother, the last few years, has been on medicare. she said she never had better coverage in your life, ok, until -- in her whole life, ok, until she got on medicare. the other thing, the biggest thing, actually -- when bush came into office, the defense spending was 300-something billion dollars a year. i pay attention to that stuff. now it is almost 600-something billion dollars a year. can anybody in this country say
newt gingrich was on jon stewart the other day, and he asked him about the people who are being taken to court, the terrorists, and his explanation was that richard reid was an american, a bald faced lie. those guys can get away with it. they can get away with saying anything they wanted we have been witnessing it for the last eight years. actually, that is not the big point i wanted to make the big point i wanted to make, and you are probably aware of this -- in the last eight years, the...
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it says "true fact: at one point kim jon il was the largest consumer of hennessey cognac in the world." the world." >> there was a lot of comment about his engaging in indulgences. what this speaks to is the fact that you have leadership in north korea that we don't know a lot about, that is clearly on the path to amassing a substantial number of nuclear weapons. now it is doing convention aggression in affecting u.s. interests in asia, and that's the bad combination. host: who is north korea's biggest al eye? guest: right now their biggest ally clearly is china. it is unfortunate but after this torpedo incident on the sea south korean ship china has been acting like north korea's defense lawyer in the court of public opinion which i think is difficult for many because the investigation into this torpedo that took down the ship involved not just south korea but the united states, south korea, britain, australia and sweden. and they all reached a conclusion that this was a north korean tore peedo. yet the chinese tint continue to act as if this didn't happen or that the north was not r
it says "true fact: at one point kim jon il was the largest consumer of hennessey cognac in the world." the world." >> there was a lot of comment about his engaging in indulgences. what this speaks to is the fact that you have leadership in north korea that we don't know a lot about, that is clearly on the path to amassing a substantial number of nuclear weapons. now it is doing convention aggression in affecting u.s. interests in asia, and that's the bad combination. host:...
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jon scott i think priorities are such where people want -- guest: i think priorities are people want people to have section 8 vouchers. but polls show the american people think the government spends a lot more money abroad than it does, basically i think less than 1% of the total budget. host: excluding wars. guest: but in terms of transfers to assistance abroad. i think we spent a lot on wars, too much. but, you know, and nothing that is what is really draining the money from being able to do section 8 housing. i would note that any time there are bills going through congress, they throw money and business tax cuts. we just had another $30 billion or so last november and december, which is going to be very ineffective to do anything to generate jobs. but there seems to be a bipartisan agreement. host: we have about five minutes left. i want to go to a real core issue, asset valuation of real estate. as you suggested, many people's wealth was based on what they felt was the ever increasing value of their house. since that bubble has burst, it seems as though policy toward restoring r
jon scott i think priorities are such where people want -- guest: i think priorities are people want people to have section 8 vouchers. but polls show the american people think the government spends a lot more money abroad than it does, basically i think less than 1% of the total budget. host: excluding wars. guest: but in terms of transfers to assistance abroad. i think we spent a lot on wars, too much. but, you know, and nothing that is what is really draining the money from being able to do...